In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all
We discuss the search for optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands. We argue that ‘one size does not fit all’ and that different stocking regimes are appropriate under different conditions. This paper is an attempt to move beyond polarization of the current debate towards a more integrati...
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| author | Campbell, Bruce M. Gordon, I.J. Luckert, M.K. Petheram, L. |
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| description | We discuss the search for optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands. We argue that ‘one size does not fit all’ and that different stocking regimes are appropriate under different conditions. This paper is an attempt to move beyond polarization of the current debate towards a more integrative and flexible approach to grazing management. We propose five different conditions as major influences on grazing regimes: environmental variability and predictability; degradation and thresholds; property right regimes; discount rates; and market stability and prices. We suggest a lack of connection between the micro-economics literature and natural science and social-anthropological literature. It is timely to achieve greater integration around some key questions and hypotheses, and recognize that policy prescriptions at national or even regional levels are likely to have limited value due to context specificity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace195632025-01-24T14:12:41Z In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all Campbell, Bruce M. Gordon, I.J. Luckert, M.K. Petheram, L. stocking rate grazing rangelands ecology equilibrium dynamic models semiarid grasslands We discuss the search for optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands. We argue that ‘one size does not fit all’ and that different stocking regimes are appropriate under different conditions. This paper is an attempt to move beyond polarization of the current debate towards a more integrative and flexible approach to grazing management. We propose five different conditions as major influences on grazing regimes: environmental variability and predictability; degradation and thresholds; property right regimes; discount rates; and market stability and prices. We suggest a lack of connection between the micro-economics literature and natural science and social-anthropological literature. It is timely to achieve greater integration around some key questions and hypotheses, and recognize that policy prescriptions at national or even regional levels are likely to have limited value due to context specificity. 2006 2012-06-04T09:12:31Z 2012-06-04T09:12:31Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19563 en Campbell, B.M., Gordon, I.J., Luckert, M.K., Petheram, L. 2006. In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all . Ecological Economics 60 :75-85. ISSN: 0921-8009. |
| spellingShingle | stocking rate grazing rangelands ecology equilibrium dynamic models semiarid grasslands Campbell, Bruce M. Gordon, I.J. Luckert, M.K. Petheram, L. In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all |
| title | In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all |
| title_full | In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all |
| title_fullStr | In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all |
| title_full_unstemmed | In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all |
| title_short | In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all |
| title_sort | in search of optimal stocking regimes in semi arid grazing lands one size does not fit all |
| topic | stocking rate grazing rangelands ecology equilibrium dynamic models semiarid grasslands |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19563 |
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